新课标外研社版高中英语必修三学力测评（Module6OldandNew）

新课标外研社版高中英语必修三学力测评
（Module6OldandNew）
学力测评
I.听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）
听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

M：Do you mind closing the windows？I feel terribly cold.
W：Why don’t you put on more clothes？
1.What does the woman want？
A.To close the windows.
B.To put on more clothes.
C.To leave the windows open.
答案：C
W：Are you going to spend the whole afternoon here？
M：Oh，no.I’ll just take a glance and read it through quickly.I don’t intend to borrow it.
2.Where did the conversation probably take place？
A.In a park.
B.In a library.
C.At a bookstore.
答案：B
W：Nice to see you back，John.I hope you feel better.
M：I’m fine now，but I’ve such a lot of papers to correct that I’m afraid I’ll be back in bed again soon.
3.Why was John away？
A.He was on vacation.
B.He went to correct exam papers.
C.He was sick.
答案：B
W：Excuse me，I think I see a No Smoking sign over there.
M：Where？Oh，yes，you’re right.I’m awfully sorry.
4.Which of the following is TRUE？
A.The woman can see better than the man.
B.The woman doesn’t want the man to smoke.
C.The man is sorry he can’t smoke here.
答案：B
W：Good morning.Can I help you？
M：Yes.I’d like a double room.
W：How many nights do you plan to stay with us？
M：Three.I’ll be checking out Friday morning.
5.When is the man checking in？
A.Friday.
B.Thursday.
C.Tuesday.
答案：C
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，共22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个
小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6~8题。

W：Did you see the accident，Sir？
M：Yes，I did.The driver of that car hit that post over there.
W：What happened？
M：A dog ran across the road and the driver tried to avoid
it.The car suddenly came towards me.It went on pavement and hit that post.
W：What did you do？
M：I ran across the street after the dog.
W：Why did you do that？Were you afraid of the car？
M：I wasn’t afraid of the car.I was afraid of the driver.The driver got out of the car and began shouting at me.He was angry with me.It was my dog.
6.What happened to the car？
A.It ran over a dog.
B.It hit a post.
C.It ran over a man.
答案：B
7.What did the man do after the crash？
A.He ran across the street.
B.He began shouting at the driver.
C.He went to find the policeman.
答案：A
8.Why did the driver get angry？
A.Because the man was in his way.
B.Because the man’s dog suddenly came out and led to the crash.
C.Because the driver had to pay the man for the injured dog.
答案：B
听第7段材料，回答第9~11题。

M：Hi，Joan.
W：Hi，Bob.Have you ever been to the science museum？
M：No，I’m going there tomorrow afternoon.
W：Well，you’ll love it.Have you taken a bus tour？That’s the best way to get to know the city.
M：Not yet.But I hear that it’s worth doing.
W：What about the zoo？Have you been there yet？
M：Oh，yes.That is lovely.It’s one of the nicest zoos I’ve ever seen，I think.
W：And if you’re interested in art，you should visit the national art gallery.It has a famous collection of Italian painting.
M：Yes，I’ve heard about that.I should try to be there while I am here.
W：And don’t forget to try some of the local restaurants.The seafood is great here.
M：Yes，it certainly is.
9.What is Bob going to do tomorrow afternoon？
A.To go back home.
B.To try some seafood.
C.To go to the science museum.
答案：C
10.What does Bob think of the zoo？
A.He likes it very much.
B.He thinks very little of it.
C.He doesn’t think much of it.
答案：A
11.Why does Joan suggest that Bob take a bus tour？
A.Because it’s very dear and pleasant.
B.Because it’s the best way to get to know the city.
C.Because it’s one of the ways to tour in the city.
答案：B
听第8段材料，回答第12~14题。

W：Could you tell me the time of the last plane to Hong Kong this evening？
M：There’s one at 10:15，but it’s fully booked，I think.
W：Then the time of the first plane tomorrow morning？
M：The first plane leaves at 8:15.
W：Can you tell me when it arrives so that I can ask my secretary to come and meet me？
M：It arrives at 11:15，but maybe a little late because of the bad weather.
W：Well，I wonder if you’d let me know if there’s any change on that flight.I’d appreciate it.
M：Yes，of course.What’s your room number？
W：108.Thank you.
12.Why doesn’t the woman take the last plane in the evening？
A.Because it’s fully booked.
B.Because it’s too late.
C.Because it’s too expensive.
答案：A
13.Which plane does the woman decide to take？
A.She decides to take the 10:15 plane.
B.She decides to take the 11:15 plane.
C.She decides to take the 8:15 plane.
答案：C
14.What does the woman want to know about the plane？
A.She wants to know the arriving time.
B.She wants to know the number.
C.She wants to do some reading.
答案：A
听第9段材料，回答第15~17题。

W：Bill？It’s me，Barbara.Am I ringing at a bad time？
M：No，no.That’s all right.Is it something important？
W：No，not really.Some American friends are here for a few
days and they want to go for a meal this evening.I think maybe you’d like to come.
M：I’m afraid I can’t.I’ve got a bad headache.
W：Oh，have you？I am sorry.Why don’t you take a couple of aspirins and lie down for a
bit？
You’ll be all right in half an hour.
M：Yes.I know，it’s not just the headache.I’m afraid I really ought to do my washing this evening and I’ve got to write home to my parents，too.
W：All right.Some other time then.Well，have a nice evening，Bill.
M：Wait a minute，Barbara.I’ll ring you early tomorrow morning.
W：It’s OK.See you then.
15.What is the woman planning to do this evening？
A.To see some Americans off.
B.To visit Bill.
C.To have dinner with some American friends.
答案：C
16.What’s wrong with the man？
A.He’s taken a couple of aspirins.
B.He’s forg otten the date.
C.He’s got a headache.
答案：C
17.Whom is the man going to write to？
A.His American friends.
B.His parents.
C.His girlfriend.
答案：B
听第10段材料，回答第18~20题。

Ladies and gentlemen，your attention，please.Our bus will arrive at Lake Park in a few minutes.This is the favorite place for tourists in the summer，especially on a hot summer afternoon like today.This lake is one of the great wonders of nature.No one knows when and how it was formed.But people began to build houses around the lake a hundred years ago，so in this park you can have a special view of houses of all shapes and styles and color.It is like an architecture show.In late autumn and winter，this park is the best place for bird watching.School teachers like to bring children here and they just love it.
Now our bus is driving around the lake.You can sit back and enjoy the beauty of everything here.The bus will take us to a good spot，where you can take the most wonderful photos you have ever taken.
Here we are.Please get off and watch your step.Return to the bus in twenty minutes.Thank you!
18.What’s the weather like today？
A.Cool.
B.Warm.
C.Hot.
答案：C
19.What special view will the tourists get in this park？
A.Houses of all shapes and styles.
B.Birds of all colors.
C.School and teachers and the pupils.
答案：A
20.What do people do here in autumn and winter？
A.Take photos.
B.Watch birds.
C.Enjoy the beauty.
答案：B
Ⅱ.单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）
21.How did you cleaning your classroom that afternoon？
A.often；cost
B.much；play
C.long；spend
D.soon；take
解析：此句为spend some time doing sth. 结构，所以要用how long来提问。

这句话的意思是“你那天下午用了多长时间打扫教室？”
答案：C
22.The schools in the flooded areas were with free books by the government.
A.given
B.offered
C.provided
D.supplying
解析：A、B、C、D四个选项中，只有provide从意思到形式都正确；虽然supply可与with搭配，但此处形式不对，故选C。

答案：C
23.Recently I bought an ancient Chinese vase，was very reasonable.
A.which price
B.the price of which
C.its price
D.the price of whose
解析：根据句子结构来看，vase后面是一个非限制性定语从句，表示“花瓶的价格很合理”，应选B。

也可表达为whose price。

C项缺少连词，是不正确的。

答案：B
24.—I’m afraid I can’t finish the book within this week.
—.
A.Please go ahead
B.That’s right
C.Not at all
D.Take your time
解析：此处考查交际用语。

上文说“我恐怕这个星期看不完这本书”。

下文采用take one’s time的表达形式，意为“别着急，慢慢来”，符合对话语境。

所以正确答案为D。

答案：D
25.He came to my class every week，but his attitude he was not really interested in the subject.
A.expressed
B.described
C.explained
D.suggested
解析：suggested在此意为“表明，暗示”。

这句话是说“他每星期都来听我的课，但他的态度表明他并非真对这门学科感兴趣。

”
答案：D
26.The custom the 8th century when people knew little about the earth where they lived.
A.dates back to
B.is dated to
C.is dated from
D.dates to
解析：date back to或date from表示“追溯到，从……时候起”，没有被动式和进行时态。

所以A为正确答案。

答案：A
27.To her delight，her wish at last.
A.realised
B.carried out
C.came true
D.put into practice
解析：come true意为“实现”，为不及物动词短语。

realise则为及物动词，故A项不正
确。

这句话的意思是“令她高兴的是，她的愿望最终实现了”。

答案：C
28.Fred is second to none in maths in our class，but believe it or not，he passed the last exam.
A.easily
B.hardly
C.actually
D.successfully
解析：hardly相当于almost not，表示“几乎不”。

这句话的意思是“Fred的数学不比任何人差，可是信不信由你，上一次考试他差点没通过”。

答案：B
29.—What’s in your bag？
—Books to the teacher tomorrow.
A.sent
B.to be sent
C.being sent
D.sending
解析：下文实际是一个省略句，相当于“They are books...”。

tomorrow告诉我们时间为将来，Books与send之间为被动关系，所以用动词不定式的被动结构to be sent，用作定语，修饰Books。

答案：B
30.John’s careless driving nearly him his life.
A.cost
B.caused
C.took
D.lost
解析：cost在此表示“使失去，使丧失”。

这句话的意思是“约翰开车粗心大意，差点要了他的命”。

答案：A
31.The managers would like to see the plan in the factory.
A.carry out
B.carrying out
C.carried out
D.to carry out
解析：句型see sth. done结构，所以用其过去分词形式。

答案：C
32.I’m rushed off my feet all day.I’m trying to get out of the endless businesses，I find impossible.
A.that
B.when
C.where
D.which
解析：此处是一个非限制性定语从句，从句中缺少宾语成分，所以应选D。

句意为“我整天忙得不可开交。

我想从无休止的事务中摆脱出来，可我发现是不可能的”。

答案：D
33.Prices of daily goods through a computer can be lower than store prices.
A.are bought
B.bought
C.been bought
D.buying
解析：bought through a computer为过去分词短语，用作定语，修饰daily goods，相当于定语从句which are bought through a
computer。

这句话是说“通过电脑购买的日常用品可能要比到商店购买价格便宜一些”。

答案：B
34.—Who are those people gathering in front of the building？
—A group itself the youth volunteers.
A.calling
B.calls
C.called
D.being called
解析：下文是一个省略句。

完整的说法应是“They are a group...”根据句子结构，应选择现在分词形式，用作定语，修饰group，意思是“他们是一群自称为青年志愿者的人”。

答案：A
35.Did she suggest there on foot？
A.go
B.to go
C.going
D.went
解析：suggest的用法是：suggest doing，suggest how to do，suggest sb. （should）do。

答案：C
Ⅲ.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
Watson won his all-important game and became Southern Chess Master.He was presented with the silver cup.
“It isn’t rightly36，”he said，holding the cup.“It was won two years ago when I was on holiday.”A family called Prag was staying at my hotel.Mrs Prag had37heard that I played chess；and she begged me to give her ten-year-old son38.Well，as you can imagine，I wasn’t39.A fellow likes the opposition to be at his own40.But it was41 time and I agreed to play.We42up the
chessboard in the garden.The game began.I hoped it would be quick—and 43it was.
“I soon knew that David Prag was44 learner.After ten minutes his sister came outside and began to play tennis45 a wall.The boy seemed to46 interest in our game.He moved a piece47.I bent over the board.
“Call me when you’re ready，Mr Watson，”he said.
“When I was ready？I looked up.He had gone off to48with his sister.I studied the board—and found myself in49.So it went on with David：a50move，then tennis，back to the board，then back to his sister.My difficulties became 51.I was defeated，so easily，by a（n）52chess player.The53 was his—in twenty-seven minutes.
“David Prag：a name to remember.I had a chance to54his game today，and it won this cup for me.To55，of course，it is only one of a hundred，or perhaps a thousand，winning games.”
36.A.easy B.true C.mine D.now
解析：此处应联系全篇。

Watson手举奖杯坦率地告诉大家，这并不是他自己的，只有C 项与文章的中心一致。

A、D两项有较大的干扰性，但不符合文章的主题。

答案：C
37.A.somehow B.even C.first D.really
解析：这句话是说Mrs Prag不知怎么听说Watson会下国际象棋。

答案：A
38.A.some advice B.any guidance C.a game D.improvement
解析：从下文来看，Mrs Prag并不是请求Watson给她十岁的儿子提些建议，而是请他和她儿子下一盘。

答案：C
39.A.happy B.patient C.free D.fit
解析：由下句可知，Watson并不情愿和一个孩子下棋，所以选happy。

答案：A
40.A.home B.standard C.point D.speed
解析：棋手们都愿意和自己水平相当的人下棋，所以选standard （水平）。

答案：B
41.A.high B.public C.morning D.holiday
解析：现在是假期，所以Watson答应了。

四个选项中，只有D 项适合，其他选项都无法解释。

答案：D
42.A.drew B.picked C.looked D.set
解析：他们在花园里摆上棋盘。

set up正符合题意。

答案：D
43.A.so B.as C.though D.that
解析：Watson希望这盘棋快下完，从下文看这盘棋也确实快，只用了27分钟。

so it was 这个句型就是“确实如此”的意思。

答案：A
44.A.just a B.once a C.enough D.no
解析：no=not a。

Watson很快发现David Prag并非是一个初学者。

答案：D
45.A.off B.down C.against D.near
解析：这里是说David Prag的姐姐走出去，开始在墙上打网球。

against表示“撞击”之意。

答案：C
46.A.gain B.lose C.show D.have
解析：看到他姐姐在打网球，这个小男孩似乎对棋赛失去了兴趣。

lose interest in表示“对……失去兴趣”。

答案：B
47.A.carelessly B.carefully C.directly D.proudly
解析：David Prag看到姐姐在玩儿，自己也想玩儿，所以就漫不经心地随便走一招。

carelessly正表达了这种意思。

答案：A
48.A.stay B.play C.talk D.watch
解析：Watson还没弄明白小男孩的意思，小男孩已经离开棋盘去和他姐姐玩儿了。

play with表示“和……一起玩耍”。

答案：B
49.A.danger B.difficulty C.fear D.no mood
解析：Watson仔细观看棋盘，发现自己陷入了困境，而并非处于危险之中，所以答案为B。

答案：B
50.A.quick B.clever C.particular D.funny
解析：David一边玩儿，一边下棋，他不可能想得很多，只能很快，故选quick。

答案：A
51.A.clear B.practical C.various D.impossible
解析：上文已提到Watson有困难，所以clear、practical就不符合题意了。

impossible 在此表示“极难对付的”，意即Watson的败局已定，无可挽回了。

答案：D
52.A.strong B.ordinary C.born D.experienced
解析：born意思是“天生的”。

Watson说自己被一个天生的棋手打败。

experienced表示“有经验的”，不符合10岁孩子的情况。

答案：C
53.A.world B.future C.victory D.cup
解析：小男孩只用了27分钟便赢了这盘棋。

答案：C
/doc/ea3545845.html,e B.present C.mention D.beat
解析：对于Watson来说，他是用了David的一些招数，而不是present（呈现）或mention （提到）David的棋技，所以选A。

答案：A
55.A.me B.him C.everyone D.the players
解析：对他（David）来说，这只是他一百次，也许是一千次获胜当中的一次。

答案：B
Ⅳ.阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，共40分）
A
Do you like to eat out？Do you like to eat quickly？Do you like inexpensive food？Some people go to fast-food restaurants for these reasons.In the past，people usually went to diners（路边小餐馆）for these reasons.In fact，many people in the States still go to diners today for the same reasons.
A man named W alter Scott had the first “diner”in 1872.It wasn’t really a diner.It was only a food cart.People on the street walked up to the cart to buy food.These carts served late-night workers who wanted a cup of coffee and a late-night meal.The meal was a sandwich or boiled eggs.In 1887，Samuel Jones built the first diner big enough to allow the customers to come inside.However，they did not sit /doc/ea3545845.html,ter，people built diners with counters and stools，and people sat down while they ate.
Before long，many diners stayed open around the clock.In other words，people were able to eat in a diner at any time.Diners changed in other ways，too.The original menu of sandwiches and coffee became bigger.It included soup，favorite dishes，and a breakfast menu.In addition，diners soon became permanent buildings.They were no longer carts on wheels.
Diners today look similar to the diners of the early 1900s.They are usually buildings with large windows.Inside，the diners have shining counters with stools，booths，and tables and chairs.People can eat all three meals in a modern diner.
Today，many people eat in fast-food restaurants such as McDonald’s and Burger King.However，the diner remains an American tradition，and thousands of people still enjoy eating there.It was popular a century ago，and it is still popular today.
56.A man named Walter Scott had the first“diner”in 1872.Why is diner in quotation marks （引号）？
A.Because it is spelled differently from“dinner”.
B.Because the first diner was not a real diner.
C.Because diner was a new word.
D.Because it is a special kind of restaurant.
解析：此题考查事实细节。

文章并未交代diner（路边小吃店）与dinner（正餐）的不同，也未讲diner是个新词，排除A、C两项，a diner与a restaurant（饭馆、餐厅）规模有别，它实际上属于a small restaurant，并非a special restaurant，排除D项。

关键句“It wasn’t really a diner”表明first“diner”并非真正意义上的diner，故加了引号。

答案：B
57.What meals did the first diners serve？
A.Only breakfast.
B.Only lunch.
C.Only night-meals.
D.All of the above.
解析：此题考查事实细节。

答案由关键句“These carts served late-night workers who wanted a cup of coffee and a late-night meal”所指明。

答案：C
58.According to Paragraph 3，diners changed in .
A.two ways
B.three ways
C.four ways
D.five ways
解析：此题考查事实细节。

第三段告诉我们“路旁小餐馆”的三种变化是：（1）They stayed open around the clock.（2）The original menu of sandwiches and coffee became bigger.（3）Diners soon became permanent（永久的）buildings.They were no longer carts on wheels.
答案：B
59.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？
A.Diners existed before fast-food restaurants.
B.The menu included more food than sandwiches and coffee.
C.Burger King is a fast-food restaurant.
D.Sandwiches became bigger.
解析：此题考查事实细节。

文章说的是“三明治和咖啡的菜单变大了”，并未说“三明治变大了”，故D项错。

答案：D
60.The main idea of the passage is .
A.the diner in a traditional，popular place to eat in the United States
B.Samuel Jones built the first diner big enough to allow the customers to come inside
C.American diners serve many types of food 24 hours a day to their customers
D.diners are different from fast-food restaurants in many ways
解析：此题考查文章主旨。

第一段的“In fact，many people in
the States still go to diners today for the same reasons”以及最后一段的“the diner remains an American tradition，and thousands of people still enjoy eating there.It was popular a century ago and it is still popular today”，都说明“去路边小餐馆吃饭”已是美国人的传统。

答案：A
B
Deep inside a mountain near Sweatwater in East Tennessee is a body of water known as the Lost Sea.It is listed by the“Guinness Book of World Records”as the world’s largest underground lake.The Lost Sea is part of an extensive and historical cave system called Craighead Caverns.
The caverns have been known and used since the days of the Cherokee Indian Nation.The cave expands into a series of huge rooms from a small opening on the side of the mountain.Approximately one mile from the entrance，in a room called “the Council Room”，many Indian artifacts have been found.Some of the items discovered include pottery，arrowheads，weapons and jewelry.
For many years there were persistent rumors（传言）of a large underground lake somewhere in a cave，but it was not discovered until 1905.In that year，a thirteen-year-old boy named Ben Sands crawled through a small opening three hundred feet underground.He found himself in a large cave half filled with water.
Today tourists visit the Lost Sea and ride far out onto it in glass-bottomed boats powered by electric motors.More than thirteen acres（英亩）of water have been mapped out so far and still no end to the lake has been found.Even though teams of divers have tried to explore the Lost Sea，the
full extent of it is still unknown.
61.According to the passage，the Lost Sea is unique（独特的）because it is.
A.part of a historical cave system
B.the biggest underground lake in the world
C.listed in the“Guinness Book of World Records”
D.the largest body of water in Tennessee
解析：这是一道细节理解题。

见第一段第二句，它作为世界上最大的地下湖而被载入《吉尼斯世界纪录大全》。

这本书举世闻名，其结论具有权威性。

因此B项为正确答案。

答案：B
62.According to the passage，how can the caverns be entered？
A.From an opening in a mountainside.
B.By riding far out onto the lake.
C.By diving into the water.
D.From“The Council Room”.
解析：这是一道细节理解题。

1905年Ben Sands进入这个地下湖，就是从这个小缝处下去的。

今天人们下到洞穴中也只能这样走。

下到洞穴后才能见到water和lake，因此B、C 两项不对。

答案：A
63.What was found in“the Council Room”？
A.A small natural opening.
B.A large cave.
C.Another series of rooms.
D.Many old Indian objects.
解析：这是一道细节理解题。

Indian objects即文中提到的arrowheads，weapons，jewelry 之类的artifacts（人工制品）。

答案：D
64.It can be inferred from the passage that the Craighead
Caverns presently serve as .
A.an underground testing site
B.an Indian meeting ground
C.a tourist attraction
D.a motorboat race course
解析：这是一道推断题。

根据第四段第一句可知今天旅游者到这个洞里参观，并已建起较为完善的配套的旅游设施（glass-bottomed boats）。

答案：C
C
The young people who talk of the village as being “dead”are talking nothing but nonsense，as in their hearts they must surely know.
No，the village is not dead.There is more life in it now than there ever was.But it seems that “village life”is dead.Gone for ever.It began to decline about a hundred years ago.When many girls left home to go into service in town many miles away，and men also left home in increasing numbers in search of work，and home was where work was.There are still a number of people alive today who can remember what“village life”meant in the early years of the present century.It meant knowing and being known by everybody else in the village.It meant finding your entertainment in the village of within walking distance of it.It meant housewives tied to the home all day and every day.It meant going to bed early to save lamp-oil and coal.
Then came the First World War and the Second World War.After each war，new ideas，new attitudes，new trades and occupations were revealed to villagers.The long-established order of society was no longer taken for granted.Electricity and the motorcar were steadily operating to make “village life”and
“town life”almost alike.Now with the highly developed science and technology and high-level social welfare for all，there is no point whatever in talking any longer about “village life”.It is just life，and a better life.
Finally，if we have any doubts about the future，or about the many changes which we have seen in our lives，we have only to look in at the school playground any mid-morning；or see the children as they walk homeward in little groups.Obviously these children are better fed，better clothed，better educated，healthier，prettier and happier than any generation of children that ever before walked on the village street.
65.By saying that village is not dead，but “village life”is dead，the writer suggests that.
A.those young people who talk of the village as being“dead”are wrong
B.the two statements are against each other
C.“village life”today is rathe r uninteresting
D.“village life”today is no longer like what it used to be
解析：这是一道推断题。

本文第二段对过去和现在的农村生活进行对比，由此得出现在的农村生活已经不再像过去的农村生活那样了。

所以本题正确答案应该是D，而不是A（那些谈论农村已经不存在的年轻人是错误的）、B（农村和农村生活相反）、C（今天的农村生活很乏味）。

答案：D
66.It was that“village life”began to take a sharp turn.
A.about a century ago
B.during the two world wars
C.with electricity and motorcars introduced into the village
D.only recently
解析：这是一道细节理解题。

本题问的是从什么时候起，农村生
活有了一个转折点。

从文章第三段第四句话“电和机动车辆在拉近农村生活和城市生活的距离方面起着决定性的作用”，可知选项C正确。

答案：C
67.As is suggested in Paragraph 2，villagers in the past.
A.lived a simpler life than villagers today
B.knew fewer people than villagers today
C.found it difficult to enjoy themselves
D.liked to wash themselves with cold water
解析：这是一道推断题。

第二段最后四句话讲述的是：过去的村子里的每一个人都相互了解；不必走很远就可以娱乐；家庭主妇们每天都呆在家里；为了节省煤和灯油，人们很早就睡了。

由此可知，选项A是正确答案。

答案：A
D
The oldest stone buildingin the world are the pyramids.They have stood for nearly 5 000
years，and it seems likely that they will continue to stand for thousands of years yet.There are over eighty of them scattered （分布）along the banks of the Nile，some of which are different in shape from the true pyramids.The most famous of these are the “Step”pyramid and the “Bent”pyramid.
Some of the pyramids still look as much alike as they must have been when they were built thousands of years ago.Most of the damage suffered by the others has been at the hands of men who were looking for treasure or，more often，for stone to use in modern buildings.The dry climate of Egypt has helped to keep the pyramids in good condition，and their very shape has made them less likely to fall into ruin.These are good reasons why they can still be seen today，but perhaps the most important is that they were planned to last forever.
The “Step”pyramid had to be on the west side of the Nile，the side on which the sun set.This was for spiritual reasons.It also had to stand well above the level of the river to protect it against the regular floods.It could not be too far from the Nile，however，as the stones to build it needed to be carried in boats down the river to the nearest point.Water transport was，of course，much easier than land transport.The builders also had to find a rock base，which was not likely to crack under the great weight of the pyramid.Finally，it had to be near the capital，or better still，n ear the king’s palace so that he could visit it easily to personally check the progress being made on the final resting place for his body.
68.According to the passage，the“Step”pyramid.
A.is unlikely to fall into ruin in the near future
B.was built on the sands along the Nile
C.is one that was built later than the true pyramids
D.is the most famous of the true pyramids
解析：这是一道细节理解题。

从第一段“it seems likely that they will continue to stand for thousands of years yet”中可知，“Step”金字塔还会矗立相当长的时间。

答案：A
69.The most important reason why some pyramids remain in good condition is that.
A.people have taken care of them
B.it doesn’t rain often in Egypt
C.they were well designed
D.the government has protected them from damage
解析：这是一道细节理解题。

从第二段最后一句中“perhaps the most important i s that they were planned to last forever.”可以很清楚地获得答案。

答案：C
70.Most of the damage to the pyramids has been caused by.
A.the regular floods
B.the dry climate of Egypt
C.young people searching for gold
D.people in search of building materials
解析：这是一道细节理解题。

第二段中“Most of the damage suffered by the others has been at the hands of men who were looking for treasure or，more often，for stone to use in modern buildings.”告诉我们，大部分的损害是由那些在此寻找建筑材料的人造成的。

答案：D
71.The Egyptians built the pyramids along the banks of the Nile because.
A.they believed in their god
B.it was difficult to find a large rock base far from the Nile
C.the river helped a lot in the transport of building materials
D.it was not easy to choose a suitable place for the pyramids
解析：这是一道细节理解题。

从最后一段中“It could not be too far from the Nile，however，as the stones to build it needed to be carried in boats down the river to the nearest point.Water transport was，of course，much easier than land transport.”可以得出此答案。

答案：C
E
America is growing older.Fifty years ago，only 4 out of every 100 people in the United States were 65 or older.Today，10 out of every 100 Americans are over 65.The aging of the population will affect（影响）American society in many ways—education，medicine and business.Quietly，the graying of America has
made us a very society—one in which people have a different idea of what kind of behavior is suitable（合适）at various ages.
A person’s age no longer tells you anything about his/her social position，marriage or health.There’s no longer a particular year in which one goes to school or goes to work or gets married or starts a family.The social clock that kept us on time and told us when to go to school，get a job，or stop working isn’t as strong as it used to be.It doesn’t surprise us to hear of a 29-year-old university president or a 35-year-old grandmother，or a 70-year-old man who has become a father for the first time.Public ideas are changing.
Many people say，“I am much younger than my mother—or my father—was at my age.”No one says “Act your age”any more.We’ve stoppe d looking with surprise at older people who act in youthful ways.
72.It can be learnt from the text that the aging of the population in America.
A.has made people feel younger
B.has changed people’s social position
C.has changed people’s understanding of a ge
D.has slowed the country’s social development
解析：这是一道推断题。

这篇文章谈论的是美国人口的老龄化给社会带来的影响，它改变了以往人们对年龄的传统的理解。

答案：C
73.The underlined word“one”refers to.
A.a society
B.America
C.a place
D.population
解析：这是一道词义所指题。

通过上下文可以很容易地看出来。